CENTRAL BARGAINING STALLS; ETFO FILES FOR CONCILIATION

October 16, 2019 Toronto, ON – Today the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has asked the Minister of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer to help the parties at its two central tables reach...

CUPE EDUCATION WORKERS BEGIN WORK-TO-RULE CAMPAIGN

CUPE, which represents 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators working in Ontario’s public schools began a work-to-rule campaign on September 30th after last-minute mediation broke down over the weekend. The Minister of Education,...

CATHOLIC TEACHERS FILE COMPLAINT OVER CLASS SIZE CHANGES

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has filed a complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, claiming that the government has pre-empted bargaining discussions when it amended class size regulations in August 2019. The...

ETFO HOLDS CENTRAL STRIKE VOTES

Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is holding strike votes at a series of meetings with its 83,000 members over September and October. ETFO President Sam Hammond said that “members will be asked to demonstrate...